Setting up Ubuntu to use inconsolata

When I run Windows, consolas is my monospace font of choice. It is great for programming, and really helps to distinguish characters that look all too much alike.

On Ubuntu there is a similar font available for free called inconsolata. The differences are relatively minor (a side-by-side comparison can be found here)

Installation of inconsolata on Ubuntu 12.04

sudo apt-get install ttf-inconsolata

Regenerate the fonts cache by issuing the following command:

sudo fc-cache -fv

Setting up Ubuntu

In order to get Ubuntu to use this font, the easiest way is with MyUnity (for more information on MyUnity see the authors website http://www.uielinux.org/myunity/). On Ubuntu 12.04 installation is easy